Re: Days after

Andrew Garton (agarton@toysatellite.com.au)
Thu, 25 Sep 1997 14:13:57 +1000

At 12:52 25/09/97 -0300, santiago pereson wrote:
>At 05:11 +0200 25/9/97, Monika Wunderer wrote:
>...
>>I have to admit it hurts me to be put into a line with unsuccessfull
>>projects from Ars Electronica. And it maybe hurts me becuase I know that
>>you are right in some way.
>
>the opinion from 'insiders' (the tech staff, working every day inside the
>building) was that AI was much more interesting than a lot of things in the
>festival. in fact they said they liked the 'human' part of it.

look, Ars Electronica was amazing. i had an excellent time. even though i
didn't see your project, i hear nothing but positive feedback about it.
please remember, Ars Electronica, in particlur this year, was about _works
in progress_. no one was expected to bring finished work to the festival.
it was to a hybrid environment for artists to collaborate on their
projects. the bit about artists sharing experiences, etc, didn't really
work, but that was due to inadequate information from AE about the
resources they have made available for this to take place (a seperate room
with computers, screen and vid projectors).

it is disturbing to see such harsh criticism of such a fine event. not
everything was perfect, but it wasn't meant to be. if one wants perfection,
go to ISEA. AE is an exceptional resource. quite unique... you all did well.

andrew